Runners in the 10K race at the Moonlight Run and Walk reach the
finish line on Sept. 9, 2011.

rab your shoes and strap on
your head lamp, because
it’s time to celebrate the
28th annual Palo Alto Weekly
Moonlight Run & Walk.
The Palo Alto tradition, which
includes 10K and 5K runs and a
5K walk, will take place in the
Baylands on Friday, Sept. 28. After last year’s lightning-lit race,
runners and sponsors from around
the Bay Area are charged up to
take a crack at the run. As always,
the proceeds benefit the Palo Alto
Weekly Holiday Fund for local
charitable organizations.
This section contains a schedule, map, last year’s results, this
year’s volunteers and a feature
that looks into the race’s place as
a kick-off for the Palo Alto Grand
Prix. Ready, set, run! N

Sheldon Wesley of NoXcuses Fitness leads a warm-up for 5K walkers
at last year’s Moonlight Run on Sept. 9.

biggest race so people can come find out
about the other opportunities throughout
the year,” said MacFalls, who is also the
director for the Running of the Bulls race.
“The Moonlight Run is like the quintessential Palo Alto race, so people can come and
learn about the Prix and about the other
races that are a part of it.”
Proceeds from each of the races will go
to assorted charities. The Moonlight Run
is the first event in the Palo Alto Weekly’s
annual Holiday Fund drive, which last year
raised more than $350,000 for local nonprofits serving families and kids.
The Marsh Madness race on Oct. 27
supports the YMCA; the Nov. 11 Home
Run gives to Habitat for Humanity; March
2’s Juana Run proceeds go to local public
schools; the Running of the Bulls race on
May 12 raises funds for Gunn and A Foundation for Building Strength; and some of
the Prix’s overall proceeds go to the Bay

Veronica Weber

Run fast, and run often.”
That’s the message Palo Alto Grand
Prix organizer Nick MacFalls wants
to instill in local runners — particularly
kids — with the annual race series.
And when the gun fires to start off the
Moonlight Run on Sept. 28, it won’t be the
beginning of just the 28-year-old nighttime
race. Runners — some of them unwittingly
— will also be participating in the first leg
of a local race series that spans six months
and five separate races.
This will be the first time that the Moonlight Run, the most popular of the five
races, will begin the series, which also
consists of Marsh Madness, Juana Run, the
Home Run and the Running of the Bulls.
The organizers hope to improve participation in each of the five races by starting
the series in September with the Moonlight
Run instead of in March.
“We wanted to start this year off with our

Runners take off for the 10K run at last year’s Moonlight Run.
Area Track Club.
MacFalls said the Prix and its races are
about more than just fundraising — they’re
valuable to the community as well.

“I just think it’s great to have something
active for the community to do,” he said.
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“Palo Alto values an active lifestyle, and having all these races
mirrors that value. There are a lot
of kids’ races, too. We’re making
sure we’re taking care of the kids,
making sure they run in a race
early in their lives to see how they
like it.”
Karen Saxena, who organizes
Juana Run, said the series is something the average-Joe runner can
participate in and still be competitive.
“People can see that running is a
lifelong activity, and we have people out there who are young and
people all the way up to 80-plus,”
she said. “It’s a great way to set
goals and say, ‘OK. I’m not just going to run this one race; I’m going
to run this series of five races.”
The Palo Alto Grand Prix started seven years ago when MacFalls,
Saxena and a other few amateur
race managers in the Palo Alto area
decided to pool their resources to
try to keep individual race-promotion costs down and maximize the
overlap in attendees.
In each of the races, the Prix
gives scores to racers who place in
the top 10 overall and in the top 10
for each age category. The winners
of the Prix are those who have the
highest cumulative score at the end
of the five races.
“It rewards the racers who run
fast and run often,” MacFalls said.
“Someone who comes to one race

City of Palo Alto Presents the 28th annual

5K walk, 5K & 10K run
A benefit event for local non-profits
supporting kids and families

8:45 p.m. 5K run begins
9 p.m. Food tables open for 10K
and 5K runners
Post-race snacks provided by:
Country Sun Natural Foods, House
of Bagels, Hobee’s
9:30-10 p.m. Race results posted
as available. Awards provided
to top three finishers in each
category. After the race will be prize
giveaways, refreshments and an
awards ceremony for the top three
finishers in each category.

OTHER THINGS
TO KNOW
Race results: Posted at
PaloAltoOnline.com at 10 a.m.
Sept. 29
Parking: The Palo Alto Police
Department will direct traffic the
afternoon/night of Friday, Sept.
28. Volunteer parking at 2225 E.
Bayshore Road, at Embarcadero
Place.
Course: The 5K and 10K loops
go over the Palo Alto Baylands
levee, through the marshlands, by
the light of the harvest moon. The
course is flat and USAT&F-certified
on levee and paved roads. Water
will be provided at all stops. N

Veronica Weber

and wins doesn’t score as well as
someone who does well in all the
races. It really rewards participation over speed.”
Each year at a season-end dinner,
the Prix organizers give completion prizes such as mugs and certificates to participants and come
up with a modest prize for the winner. The entire series operates on
only $1,000 to $1,200 per year.
In past years the Prix has had
up to nine races, but several of the
smaller ones have ended after a
few years. Saxena said she and the
other organizers hope to expand
the Prix, but cautiously.
“We like participating races to
have a few years under their belts
so we know they’ll stick around,”
she said. “We really try to find
the local benefit races to make
sure the money is going to a good
cause.”
While there are other cities that
have similar series, MacFalls considers Palo Alto’s to be special.
It takes an unusual city to be
able to support this many races,
he said. “You’ve got five races that
give so much back to the community, and they have such different
themes — it’s definitely not the
norm.” N

5K runners warm up for the race. NoXcuses Fitness will reprise its role
as provider of the pre-race warm-up at this year’s Moonlight Run.

A THANK-YOU TO VOLUNTEERS

T

he Moonlight Run depends
on the support of community
volunteers to keep on “running” smoothly:
Palo Alto Run Club
Kiwanis

COMPOST FOR BEAUTY ... UC Master Gardeners and the City of Palo
Alto will offer a free workshop on how
to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Compost to Create a Naturally
Beautiful Gardenâ&#x20AC;? from 10 a.m. to
noon on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the
Palo Alto Demonstration Garden, 851
Center Drive. The class will include a
demonstration of how to make and
use compost and how to sheet mulch
using chips and cardboard to create
garden paths. Information: Pre-registration is required; call 650-496-5910.

by Carol Blitzer
ver the next couple of weekends three annual
fall festivals will take place nearby. Some take
some advance planning (if you want to eat or
get tickets), but the others are strictly drop in.
Plan to spend some time perusing the goods, tasting
the unusual or taking a hike.
The festivals are geared for all ages, with something for everyone to enjoy.

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Great Glass Pumpkin Patch
For four days, visitors to the 17th annual Great
Pumpkin Patch can wander around the concrete
bowl and surrounding grassy areas at Rinconada
Park, marveling at the brightly colored and exquisitely designed glass pumpkins.
Then comes the moment of truth: Will the one
you had your heart set on still be there during the
sale phase?
Visitors have been known to line up long in
advance on sale days, just to make sure they can
choose between all 8,000 pumpkins, created by
more than 30 glass artisans.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a community event and we want everyone to enjoy the installation for free; during the sale
days, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-come, first-served. There are plenty of
pumpkins. We never run out of pumpkins. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a
beautiful, perfect pumpkin for everyone,â&#x20AC;? Rebecca

MORE SOIL PREP ... Robin Mankey,
co-author of Ecology Actionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Booklet 34 - Food for the Future Nowâ&#x20AC;? and
owner of a local company, Take Root,
will teach about â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soil Prep for the
Urban Gardenerâ&#x20AC;? from 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, at
Common Ground, 559 College Ave.,
Palo Alto. The class includes information on soil reports, soil amendments
and costs and a demonstration of
double-digging at the Common
Ground Garden. Cost is $31. Information: 650-493-6072 or www.commongroundinpaloalto.org

(continued on page 40)

Hundreds of colorful glass pumpkins in a variety of
sizes can be viewed at the Great Glass Pumpkin Patch
at Rinconada Park.

Sharon Fox

END OF SUMMER SWAP ... Neighbors will come together to share
crafts, clothes, books and music at
the free End of Summer Swap from 1
to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, at
Deborahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Palm, 555 Lytton Ave., Palo
Alto (behind the building). Besides
bringing something to share â&#x20AC;&#x201D; extra
arts and crafts supplies, no-longerwanted books or old clothes, participants can sew in a sew-off, make
music with found objects and watch
craft demos. Bring a bag. The swap
is supported by Deborahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Palm, Palo
Alto Green Teams, Opalz, Fabmo,
SCRAP, Transition Palo Alto and Transition Silicon Valley. Information: http://
transitionpaloalto.org

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Three upcoming events
offer adventures in art
and nature

HOMES AND HOPE ... Coldwell
Banker Residential Brokerage just
launched its 14th annual fundraising
campaign, hoping to raise $363,000
by Oct. 12, throughout Northern California. The Homes and Hope fundraising effort benefits Habitat for Humanity, for homes to be built in 2013.
Raffle tickets, at $2 each, are available
at local Coldwell Banker offices. Information: coldwellbnakerhabitat.com or
925-275-3085 N

Marge Mitchell

CREATING ORDER ... Roberta
Barnes will talk about â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creating Order
From Chaos â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or what to do with
those plantsâ&#x20AC;? at the next meeting
of the Garden Club of Los Altos at
1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Her
focus will be on organizing plants by
texture, color, shape and size. The
group meets at Los Altos Lutheran
Church, 460 S. El Monte Ave., Los Altos. Guest fee: $5. Information: www.
gardencluboflosaltos.org

The Sun Kings take their tribute to the Beatles seriously, offering two
shows at the Arts & Olive Festival.

Fall festivals
(continued from page 38)

Barbee, operations manager at the
Palo Alto Art Center, said.
In addition to the glass-pumpkin
art installation, during the week
there will be flame-working demonstrations aimed mainly at school
tours, but open to anyone.
And, on sale days, food trucks
will be on site â&#x20AC;&#x153;for people to enjoy a lunch as they shop,â&#x20AC;? Barbee
added.
Proceeds of the Great Glass
Pumpkin Patch support the Palo
Alto Art Center, the Bay Area
Glass Institute and participating
artists. N

Festival on Saturday, Sept. 29,
children can not only view pumpkins, but choose one, decorate it
and take it home.
Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll even be greeted by a
â&#x20AC;&#x153;strolling pumpkin.â&#x20AC;?
And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face painting or
helping volunteers operate a cider
press.
Billed as a family-friendly harvest celebration, the festival offers
something for every generation.
Besides strolling through the historic garden, visitors can tour the
Gentlemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Orchard, where more
than 650 trees and vines are brimming with heirloom fruit, according to Christina Syrett, Filoli media and public relations associate.
Entertainment, too, has appeal
for all ages, with three performances of the Happy Birds Performing Parrot Show, autumnthemed puppet shows by Nick
Barone in Filoliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ballroom, a
magic show by Ravioli the Clown
and sterling the bubbLesmith in
the North Field.
Nature education docents will
lead hikes through the property,
and garden information docents
will be on hand to answer questions about gardening both at
home and at Filoli.
No festival would be complete
without music and food. Listen for
the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amigosâ&#x20AC;? playing on Filoliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Tennis Court. Although picnics
are not allowed at Filoli, lunches
will be available with advance
reservations, and Filoliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ will
be open for those who missed the
deadline. N

Arts & Olive Festival
If you think youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re listening to
the Beatles, you may have stumbled
into the 2:30 p.m. performance of
The Sun Kings, a Beatles tribute
band thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been performing since
2001. The bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s repertoire spans
150 songs, which they describe on
their website as â&#x20AC;&#x153;from Hamburg to
the Rooftopâ&#x20AC;? and as an â&#x20AC;&#x153;uncanny
channeling and respect for the music they perform.â&#x20AC;?
But the music is just a small part
of the 15th annual Arts & Olive
Festival, CaĂąada Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual
fundraiser for student scholarships.
Close to 80 arts and crafts and
food vendors will fill the space on
both the upper and lower quad, the
heart of the campus, noted Robert Hood, CaĂąadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of the
Public Information Office. Visitors can park free on any lot on
campus.

What sets this annual event apart
is its emphasis on olives, with
close to 30 olive vendors offering
tapenades, soaps, cosmetics, even
ice cream, according to Hood. In
addition, there will be booths for
nonprofits, for students and sponsored booths.
Free childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities include
two performances of a puppet
show, face painting and balloons.
Musical entertainment begins
from 11:30 a.m. to noon with the
Zambalita Middle Eastern Dance
Company, followed by Terry Hiatt
and the Big Science Bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gumbo fusion from 12:20 to 1:30 p.m.
After a short break, the Samba
Mundial Brazilian Dance Troupe
entertains until 2:10 p.m.
Then comes The Sun Kings, performing two sets until 5 p.m. N
What: Arts & Olive Festival
When: Sunday, Oct. 7, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Where: CaĂąada College, 4200
Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City
Cost: $5 suggested scholarship
donation
Info: www.olivefest.com
Associate Editor Carol Blitzer
can be emailed at cblitzer@
paweekly.com.

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Home & Real Estate
HOME SALES
Home sales are provided by
California REsource, a real estate
information company that obtains
the information from the County
Recorderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. Information
is recorded from deeds after the
close of escrow and published
within four to eight weeks.

Real Estate Matters
Act fast: Capital gains could
jump in 2013
by Michael Dreyfus
house divided against itself
cannot stand” is how Abraham Lincoln put it. While
we’re not in Civil War territory today,
we’re definitely in a place of political
impasse.
Homeowners take note: Our government is likely too divided to stop
the Bush tax cuts from expiring at the
end of 2012, no matter who the next
President is. You can still sell your
house under the current tax code, but
you must hurry.
If you’re like some of my clients,
there’s a lot at stake. The Smiths
bought their classic bungalow on a
shady street in Palo Alto in 1971 for
$151,000. That same house is now
worth a tidy $2.5 million. Yes, it’s
a great problem to have, but it’s also
better to pay the current 15 percent
long-term capital-gains tax, than next
year’s expiration-driven rate of 20
percent. Also, add the Medicare tax
of 3.8 percent on gains, recently upheld as part of the new federal healthcare program, and you’re looking at
a nearly 9 percent rise in taxes. If,
after adding the cost of capital improvements, the Smiths have a basis
of $400,000 and net $2,000,000 af-

“A

ter costs of
sale, they
have a longterm capital gain of
$1,600,000.
E v e n
wit h
t he
$500,000
tax-free
gain exclusion given
a married
couple on a primary residence, that’s
the difference between $165,000 in
taxes this year versus $261,800 the
next. Keep in mind, too, that the preBush capital-gains rates are not a
ceiling. A nation that keeps talking
about balancing its books is a nation
likely to raise taxes, before too terribly long.
The lesson here? If you’re thinking
about selling, ask yourself if you’re
confident your house will be worth
15 percent more next year — because
that’s the magnitude of gain you’ll
need to cover a bigger tax hit. If you
decide to take the money and run,
do it now and don’t wait to the last
minute. That’s what everybody else
is going to do. And yes, in my world,

it’s almost the last minute. Not only
is 2013 coming fast, but the closer
it gets the more likely it is to cause
a stampede of sellers who, together,
drive prices down.
Now for those of you who have
been adults for a while, I think it’s
worth noting that you can no longer
skip capital gains by using the proceeds to buy a more expensive house.
That little dance move was removed
from the tax code quite a while ago
and replaced with the $250,000 exclusion of tax on gain on the sale of
a primary residence ($500,000 for a
married couple). If you did partake in
the old tax law, don’t forget that you
have carried that gain with you.
At whatever rate you end up paying,
the measurement for capital gains is
what you sell your property for minus the purchase price and the cost of
capital improvements. Maintenance
and repair, like painting your house,
is not a capital improvement and so
not added to your basis. However, in
the last 90 days before you sell your
house, more fine print starts to work
in your favor. Any decorating or repair expense — such as painting,
landscaping, wallpapering or fixing
the chimney — is deemed a deductible selling cost, as are advertising
fees, administrative costs, inspection
fees, legal costs and your real estate
broker’s commission. N
Michael Dreyfus founded boutique brokerage Dreyfus Properties,
with offices in Palo Alto and Menlo
Park, in 2000. He can be reached at
mdreyfus@dreyfusproperties.com.

23 Belbrook Way,
Atherton
This unique custom-built home was completed
in 2008. The 10,000 +/- square foot residence
consists of 6 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half baths in
the main house. In addition it offers a separate
guest suite, library, game room, Hollywood-style
home theatre with seating for 12 and a multiroom master suite. Complementing the residence
are the beautifully landscaped grounds featuring
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car garage with 600 bottle wine storage.

Aging with Vitality!
People are living longer these days.
Some of the key components for ensuring the highest quality of these extra
years are a balance of fitness, nutrition,
intellectual stimulation, sense of purpose, intimacy and social connection.
Little House Activity Center in Menlo
Park is speaking to this very subject though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Vital Aging
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stands of sponsors who are all going to
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Speakers include the author, Barbara
Rose Booker, whose latest novel, The
Viagra Diaries, is set to become a TV
series starring Goldie Hawn, will be
discussing intimacy and aging. There
will be a retirement coach, Sara Zeff
Gerber talking about the next phase of
life for the Baby Boomer Generation.
Sharon Graham Niederhaus will

impart some great advice from her
latest book, Together Again: A Creative
Guide to Successful Multigenerational
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Helping to insure you have the money
you need to enjoy these extra years is
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for Northwestern Mutual Financial
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Term Care.
So if 60 is the New 40, the Aging with
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and be seen this September 22nd!
If you pre-register, you can save $5
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All the best elements of a genteel estate in
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ultimate in privacy at the end of a cul-desac, this estate property also beneﬁts from
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top-rated Palo Alto schools, Stanford
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Charming Vintage Oaks Home
Located on a tree-lined street in desirable Vintage Oaks, this
designer-appointed 4-bedroom, 3-bath residence spans 3,075
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A main-level bedroom, equipped with custom cabinetry would
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address, proximity to downtown shopping and dining, easy access
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Notices
995 Fictitious Name
Statement
JumpBunch
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT
File No.: 569211
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
JumpBunch, located at 5955 Larabee
Ct., San Jose, CA 95120, Santa Clara
County.
This business is owned by: A
Corporation.
The name and residence address of
the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are):
BAY AREA SPORTS CORP.
5955 Larabee Ct.
San Jose, CA 95120
Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to
transact business under the fictitious
business name(s) listed herein.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara
County on September 5, 2012.
(PAW Sep. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 2012)

997 All Other Legals
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No.
12-0004016 Title Order No. 12-0007647
APN No. 153-11-059 YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,
DATED 09/23/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY,
IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE.
IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF
THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT

A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that
RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly
appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed
of Trust executed by PRAMOD PRASAD,
AND PRATIMA PRASAD, HUSBAND
AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated
09/23/2005 and recorded 9/29/2005,
as Instrument No. 18600277, in Book
, Page , of Official Records in the office
of the County Recorder of Santa Clara
County, State of California, will sell
on 09/28/2012 at 10:00AM, At the
Market Street entrance to the Superior
Courthouse, 190 North Market Street ,
San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash
or check as described below, payable
in full at time of sale, all right, title, and
interest conveyed to and now held by it
under said Deed of Trust, in the property
situated in said County and State and
as more fully described in the above
referenced Deed of Trust. The street
address and other common designation,
if any, of the real property described
above is purported to be: 1790 SPRING
STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, 94040.
The undersigned Trustee disclaims any
liability for any incorrectness of the street
address and other common designation,
if any, shown herein.The total amount of
the unpaid balance with interest thereon
of the obligation secured by the property
to be sold plus reasonable estimated
costs, expenses and advances at the
time of the initial publication of the Notice
of Sale is $600,770.82. It is possible
that at the time of sale the opening bid
may be less than the total indebtedness
due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will
accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state
or national bank, a check drawn by a
state or federal credit union, or a check
drawn by a state or federal savings and
loan association, savings association, or
savings bank specified in Section 5102
of the Financial Code and authorized to
do business in this state.Said sale will
be made, in an ‘’AS IS’’ condition, but
without covenant or warranty, express
or implied, regarding title, possession or
encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust,
advances thereunder, with interest as
provided, and the unpaid principal of the
Note secured by said Deed of Trust with
interest thereon as provided in said Note,
plus fees, charges and expenses of the
Trustee and of the trusts created by said
Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California
Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent
is attached to the Notice of Trustee's
Sale duly recorded with the appropriate
County Recorder's Office. NOTICE TO
POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you
should understand that there are risks
involved in bidding at a trustee auction.
You will be bidding on a lien, not on a
property itself. Placing the highest bid at
a trustee auction does not automatically
entitle you to free and clear ownership of
the property. You should also be aware
that the lien being auctioned off may be
a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder
at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the
lien being auctioned off, before you can
receive clear title to the property. You are
encouraged to investigate the existence,
priority, and size of outstanding liens that
may exist on this property by contacting
the county recorder's office or a title
insurance company, either of which may
charge you a fee for this information. If
you consult either of these resources,
you should be aware that the lender may
hold more than one mortgage or deed
of trust on the property. NOTICE TO
PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown
on this notice of sale may be postponed
one or more times by the mortgagee,
beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant
to Section 2924g of the California Civil
Code. The law requires that information
about trustee sale postponements be
made available to you and to the public,
as a courtesy to those not present at
the sale. If you wish to learn whether
your sale date has been postponed,
and, if applicable, the rescheduled time
and date for the sale of this property,
you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit
this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.
com, using the file number assigned to
this case 12-0004016. Information about
postponements that are very short in
duration or that occur close in time to the
scheduled sale may not immediately be
reflected in the telephone information or
on the Internet Web site. The best way
to verify postponement information is to
attend the scheduled sale. RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Canyon
Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA
93063 Phone/Sale Information: (800)
281-8219 By: Trustee’s Sale Officer
RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt
collector attempting to collect a debt.
Any information obtained will be used for
that purpose. FEI # 1006.166408 9/07,
9/14, 9/21/2012
PAW
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No.
08-0063820 Title Order No. G844294
APN No. 137-03-026. YOU ARE IN
DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,
DATED 04/27/2007. UNLESS YOU
TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR
PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT
A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN

EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice
is hereby given that RECONTRUST
COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed
trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust
executed by BRADLEY L FERGUSON,
AND VIRGINIA FERGUSON, HUSBAND
AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated
04/27/2007 and recorded 5/7/2007,
as Instrument No. 19419239, in Book
, Page , of Official Records in the office
of the County Recorder of Santa Clara
County, State of California, will sell
on 09/28/2012 at 10:00AM, At the
Market Street entrance to the Superior
Courthouse, 190 North Market Street
, San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA at
public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash or check as described below,
payable in full at time of sale, all right,
title, and interest conveyed to and now
held by it under said Deed of Trust, in
the property situated in said County
and State and as more fully described
in the above referenced Deed of Trust.
The street address and other common
designation, if any, of the real property
described above is purported to be:
2124 CORNELL ST, PALO ALTO, CA,
943061309. The undersigned Trustee
disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other
common designation, if any, shown
herein. The total amount of the unpaid
balance with interest thereon of the
obligation secured by the property to be
sold plus reasonable estimated costs,
expenses and advances at the time of
the initial publication of the Notice of
Sale is $2,712,508.67. It is possible
that at the time of sale the opening bid
may be less than the total indebtedness
due. In addition to cash, the Trustee
will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a
state or national bank, a check drawn
by a state or federal credit union, or
a check drawn by a state or federal
savings and loan association, savings
association, or savings bank specified
in Section 5102 of the Financial Code
and authorized to do business in this
state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS
IS’’ condition, but without covenant or
warranty, express or implied, regarding
title, possession or encumbrances, to
satisfy the indebtedness secured by
said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the
unpaid principal of the Note secured by
said Deed of Trust with interest thereon
as provided in said Note, plus fees,
charges and expenses of the Trustee
and of the trusts created by said Deed
of Trust. If required by the provisions
of section 2923.5 of the California Civil
Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent
is attached to the Notice of Trustee's
Sale duly recorded with the appropriate
County Recorder's Office. NOTICE TO
POTENTIAL BIDDERS If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you
should understand that there are risks
involved in bidding at a trustee auction.
You will be bidding on a lien, not on a
property itself. Placing the highest bid at
a trustee auction does not automatically
entitle you to free and clear ownership
of the property. You should also be
aware that the lien being auctioned
off may be a junior lien. If you are the
highest bidder at the auction, you are
or may be responsible for paying off all
liens senior to the lien being auctioned
off, before you can receive clear title
to the property. You are encouraged
to investigate the existence, priority,
and size of outstanding liens that may
exist on this property by contacting
the county recorder's office or a title
insurance company, either of which may
charge you a fee for this information. If
you consult either of these resources,
you should be aware that the lender may
hold more than one mortgage or deed
of trust on the property. NOTICE TO
PROPERTY OWNER The sale date shown
on this notice of sale may be postponed
one or more times by the mortgagee,
beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant
to Section 2924g of the California Civil
Code. The law requires that information
about trustee sale postponements be
made available to you and to the public,
as a courtesy to those not present at
the sale. If you wish to learn whether
your sale date has been postponed,
and, if applicable, the rescheduled time
and date for the sale of this property,
you may call 1-800-281-8219 or visit
this Internet Web site www.recontrustco.
com, using the file number assigned
to this case 08-0063820. Information
about postponements that are very short
in duration or that occur close in time to
the scheduled sale may not immediately
be reflected in the telephone information
or on the Internet Web site. The best
way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.
RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800
Tapo Canyon Rd., SV2-202 SIMI VALLEY,
CA 93063 Phone/Sale Information:
(800) 281-8219 By: Trustee’s Sale
Officer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A.
is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained
will be used for that purpose. FEI #
1006.36661 9/07, 9/14, 9/21/2012
PAW

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Date of Filing Application: August 30,
2012
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of Applicant(s) is/are:
LOTUS THAI BISTRO INC.
The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control to sell alcoholic
beverages at:
425 S. California Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306-1832
Type of license(s) applied for:
41 - ON-SALE BEER AND WINE - EATING
PLACE
(PAW Sep. 7, 14, 21, 2012)
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF:
DAVID DUNCAN ATCHISON
CASE NO. 1-12-PR171269
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,
contingent creditors, and persons who
may otherwise be interested in the WILL
or estate, or both of DAVID DUNCAN
ATCHISON.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been
filed by GLEN ATCHISON in the Superior
Court of California, County of SANTA
CLARA.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests
that GLEN ATCHISON be appointed as
personal representative to administer
the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests the decedent’s
WILL and codicils, if any, be admitted to
probate. The WILL and any codicils are
available for examination in the file kept
by the court.
THE PETITION requests authority
to administer the estate under the
Independent Administration of Estates
Act . (This authority will allow the
personal representative to take many
actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important
actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice
to interested persons unless they have
waived notice or consented to the
proposed action.) The independent
administration authority will be granted
unless an interested person files an
objection to the petition and shows
good cause why the court should not
grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held
in this court as follows: 10/10/12
at 9:00AM in Dept. 3 located at 191
NORTH FIRST ST., SAN JOSE, CA
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the
petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file
written objections with the court before
the hearing. Your appearance may be in
person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must
file your claim with the court and mail
a copy to the personal representative
appointed by the court within four
months from the date of first issuance
of letters as provided in Probate Code
section 9100. The time for filing claims
will not expire before four months from
the hearing date noticed above.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the
court. If you are a person interested in
the estate, you may file with the court
a Request for Special Notice (form
DE-154) of the filing of an inventory
and appraisal of estate assets or of
any petition or account as provided in
Probate Code Section 1250. A Request
for Special Notice form is available
from the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner
HELEN B. BAUMANN
BAUMANN & HURLIMANN
495 SEAPORT COURT, STE. 101
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
9/14, 9/21, 9/28/12
CNS-2377084#
PALO ALTO WEEKLY
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE
IN OWNERSHIP OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE LICENSE
Date of Filing Application: September
7, 2012
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are:
PALO ALTO STEAK LLC
The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control to sell alcoholic
beverages at:
140 University Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Type of license(s) applied for:
41 - ON-SALE BEER AND WINE EATING
PLACE
(PAW Sep. 21, 2012)
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE
IN OWNERSHIP OF ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE LICENSE
Date of Filing Application: August 25,
2012
To Whom It May Concern:
The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are:
BAY BREAD LLC
The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control to sell alcoholic
beverages at:
151 University Ave.
Ste. 101
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Type of license(s) applied for:
41 - ON-SALE BEER AND WINE EATING
PLACE
(PAW Sep. 21, 2012)